Suspect arrested in Fraser armed robbery

A 30-year-old Eastpointe man has been arrested for his part in an April 13 armed robbery at an apartment on Utica Road near 15 Mile Road in Fraser.

Mandez Perrez-Eugene Igus has been charged with armed robbery, a life felony, and possession of a firearm while committing a felony, a 2-year felony.

He was arraigned May 13 and given a bond of $5 million, according to Lt. Dan Kolke of the Fraser Department of Public Safety.

At approximately 3 p.m. April 13, two males entered a second-story apartment and used duct tape to tie up the elderly resident. They had at least one handgun and threatened to shoot him unless they were given pills or money, said Kolke.

When the residentís son entered the room and confronted the suspects, he was stuck in the head with the gun and his hands and feet were tied, according to police reports. The suspects also threatened to shoot the son who was able to get to a second-floor balcony and jump to the grass below. The suspects then fled.

By checking the victimís phone records, detectives found a subject had called the address earlier on April 13 and asked the victim if they had illegal pills to sell.

A fingerprint found on duct tape was taken from the scene and sent to the Michigan State Police Crime Lab for analysis. When the fingerprint matched the suspect who had called inquiring about the pills, an arrest warrant was issued for him, police said.

On May 10, detectives executed a search warrant at the Eastpointe residence of Igus and additional evidence was taken.

The subject later came home, found a search had been done at his house and went to the Eastpointe Police Department to inquire about it. Igus was arrested on the warrants.

This is the second armed robbery in Fraser during April in which the suspects were arrested using fingerprints found at the scene.